Career Tracks: XPO appoints diversity officer

XPO Logistics has promoted LaQuenta Jacobs to the newly created position of chief diversity officer, effective Monday.

She will provide cultural leadership and strategic direction as an advocate of diversity, equity and inclusion at XPO and report directly to Chairman and CEO Brad Jacobs.

LaQuenta Jacobs has 23 years of experience leading organizational development initiatives for global public companies. She joined XPO in 2018 as the head of human resources for the company’s last-mile business...

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Career Tracks: Virgin Hyperloop hires CFO

Mass transportation innovator Virgin Hyperloop has hired Raja Narayanan as chief financial officer.

Narayanan most recently was a senior vice president for the Hyundai-Aptiv autonomous driving joint venture. Prior to that, he was with OneWeb, leading “the creation of a financially compelling offering for commercial aviation,” Virgin Hyperloop said. 

He also was a vice president at Panasonic and led the deployment of a strategic plan for the Internet of Things-based automation of the appliances...

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